Warren, Pennsylvania
Warren, Pennsylvania | |
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| City of Warren | |
 Warren Municipal Building, July 2012 | |
| Etymology: General Joseph Warren | |
| Motto: "On the Banks of the Allegheny" | |
 Location of Warren in Warren County, Pennsylvania. | |
 Location of Pennsylvania in the United States | |
  Warren, Pennsylvania Location of Warren within Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 41°50′39″N 79°8′33″W / 41.84417°N 79.14250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Warren County |
| Founded | 1795 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David Wortman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.09 sq mi (8.00 km2) |
| • Land | 2.91 sq mi (7.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,210 ft (370 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 9,710 |
| • Estimate (2019)[2] | 9,049 |
| • Density | 3,108.55/sq mi (1,200.27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 16365 |
| Area code | 814 |
| FIPS code | 42-81000 |
| Website | www.cityofwarrenpa.org |
Warren is a city in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along the Allegheny River. The population was 9,404 at the 2020 census.[3] It is the county seat of Warren County.[4] It is home to the headquarters of the Allegheny National Forest and the Cornplanter State Forest. It is also the headquarters for the Chief Cornplanter Council, the oldest continuously chartered Boy Scouts of America Council, and the catalog company Blair. Warren is the principal city of the Warren, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Warren was initially inhabited by Native Americans of the Seneca nation. French explorers had longstanding claims to the area which they acted to secure in an unambiguous fashion with a military-Amerindian expedition in 1749 that buried a succession of plaques claiming the territory as France's in response to the formation of the colonial Ohio Company—and the first of these was buried in Warren[5] but ultimately control was transferred to the British after the French and Indian War. After the Revolutionary War, General William Irvine and Andrew Ellicott were sent to the area to lay out a town in 1795. It was named after Major General Joseph Warren.[6]
The first permanent structure in Warren, a storehouse built by the Holland Land Company, was completed in 1796. Daniel McQuay of Ireland was the first permanent inhabitant of European descent. Lumber was the main industry from 1810–1840, as the abundance of wood and access to water made it profitable to float lumber down the Allegheny River to Pittsburgh.
David Beaty discovered oil in Warren in 1875 while drilling for natural gas in his wife's flower garden. Oil came to dominate the city's economy. Many of the town's large Victorian homes were built with revenue generated by the local oil and timber industries.[7]
Pittsburgh Des Moines, which was formerly located in Warren, was the manufacturer of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.[8][9] Pittsburgh-Des Moines (PDM) also made railroad car tanks, storage tanks and other plate work. Several miniature replicas are located within the county as well, one being at the new visitors center on Routes US 6 and US 62[9] next to the Pennsylvania State Police barracks.
In recent years, Warren has struggled through hard economic times and a steady decline in population (after peaking at nearly 15,000 residents in 1940), but the city is attempting to bounce back with the Impact Warren project, a riverfront development project in downtown Warren. The completed project will include new townhouses and senior citizen housing, retail and commercial development, a parking garage, convention center and bus depot.[10]
Major employers include Walmart, the United Refining Company (gas supplier for Kwik Fill and Red Apple Food Mart gas stations), Allegheny National Forest, Northwest Bank, Whirley-Drinkworks, Superior Tire and Rubber Corp, Pennsylvania General Energy, Betts Industries, Inc, Blair Corporation, Sheetz, and Interlectric.
The Warren Historic District, A.J. Hazeltine House, John P. Jefferson House, Struthers Library Building, Warren Armory, Warren County Courthouse, Wetmore House, Guy Irvine House ("The Locusts") and Woman's Club of Warren are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[11]
Geography
Warren is located at the confluence of the Allegheny River and the Conewango Creek. The Conewango Creek flows between New York State and Warren, and the Allegheny Reservoir and Kinzua Dam are nearby.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2), of which 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (6.11%) is water.
The Allegheny River from the Kinzua Dam to the City of Warren has been designated a "Recreational Waterway" by the United States Congress.
Climate
| Climate data for Warren, Pennsylvania (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1896–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 74 (23) |
74 (23) |
83 (28) |
92 (33) |
95 (35) |
98 (37) |
102 (39) |
100 (38) |
100 (38) |
90 (32) |
84 (29) |
74 (23) |
102 (39) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 32.6 (0.3) |
35.2 (1.8) |
44.3 (6.8) |
58.3 (14.6) |
69.8 (21.0) |
77.4 (25.2) |
81.3 (27.4) |
80.4 (26.9) |
74.0 (23.3) |
60.8 (16.0) |
47.9 (8.8) |
37.2 (2.9) |
58.3 (14.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 25.2 (−3.8) |
26.5 (−3.1) |
34.2 (1.2) |
46.4 (8.0) |
57.5 (14.2) |
66.0 (18.9) |
70.0 (21.1) |
69.0 (20.6) |
62.7 (17.1) |
50.9 (10.5) |
39.9 (4.4) |
30.7 (−0.7) |
48.2 (9.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 17.8 (−7.9) |
17.7 (−7.9) |
24.2 (−4.3) |
34.4 (1.3) |
45.2 (7.3) |
54.5 (12.5) |
58.7 (14.8) |
57.7 (14.3) |
51.5 (10.8) |
40.9 (4.9) |
32.0 (0.0) |
24.3 (−4.3) |
38.2 (3.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −26 (−32) |
−34 (−37) |
−24 (−31) |
0 (−18) |
20 (−7) |
29 (−2) |
36 (2) |
35 (2) |
26 (−3) |
14 (−10) |
1 (−17) |
−22 (−30) |
−34 (−37) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.64 (92) |
2.77 (70) |
3.26 (83) |
4.13 (105) |
4.29 (109) |
4.66 (118) |
4.76 (121) |
4.07 (103) |
3.95 (100) |
4.02 (102) |
3.62 (92) |
3.81 (97) |
46.98 (1,193) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 18.2 (46) |
14.9 (38) |
10.0 (25) |
2.4 (6.1) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
7.5 (19) |
18.5 (47) |
71.6 (182) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 19.1 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 17.7 | 175.1 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 11.0 | 8.6 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 38.3 |
| Source: NOAA[12][13] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1840 | 737 | — | |
| 1850 | 1,013 | 37.4% | |
| 1860 | 1,738 | 71.6% | |
| 1870 | 2,014 | 15.9% | |
| 1880 | 2,810 | 39.5% | |
| 1890 | 4,332 | 54.2% | |
| 1900 | 8,043 | 85.7% | |
| 1910 | 11,080 | 37.8% | |
| 1920 | 14,272 | 28.8% | |
| 1930 | 14,863 | 4.1% | |
| 1940 | 14,891 | 0.2% | |
| 1950 | 14,849 | −0.3% | |
| 1960 | 14,505 | −2.3% | |
| 1970 | 12,998 | −10.4% | |
| 1980 | 12,146 | −6.6% | |
| 1990 | 11,122 | −8.4% | |
| 2000 | 10,259 | −7.8% | |
| 2010 | 9,710 | −5.4% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 9,049 | [2] | −6.8% |
| Sources:[14][15][16] | |||
As of the census[16] of 2000, there were 10,259 people, 4,565 households, and 2,606 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,508.3 people per square mile (1,356.5/km2). There were 5,046 housing units at an average density of 1,725.6 per square mile (667.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.53% White, 0.20% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population.
There were 4,566 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families. 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,384, and the median income for a family was $41,986. Males had a median income of $32,049 versus $22,969 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,272. About 8.0% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
- Earl Hanley Beshlin was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
- William Clinger, Jr., U.S. Representative
- Gudrun Ensslin, founder member of German activist group the Red Army Faction, attended high school in Warren
- Alice Isabel Hazeltine, librarian, editor, and writer
- George Lilja, NFL player & All American
- Ed O'Neil, NFL player & All American
- Tom Tellmann, baseball player
- Art Johnson, baseball player
- Joe Brown, baseball player
See also
References
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Warren city, Pennsylvania".
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ Commissioners: Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Richards, John M. Buckalew, George Dallas Albert, Sheldon Reynolds, Jay Gilfillan Weiser, report compiled by George Dallas Albert (1916). The frontier forts of western Pennsylvania. W.S. Ray, state printer. Report By the Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania. p. 4 (Introduction). Retrieved 2010-11-29.
Thereupon to counteract the designs of the English, the Governor-General of Canada, the Marquis de la Galissoniere, sent Celoron in 1749 down the Allegheny and Ohio riversm to take possession of the country in the name of the King of France. His command consisted of 215 French and Canadian soldiers and 55 Indians of various tribes. ... omitted ... Provided with a number of leaden plates, the left... omitted ... by means of Chatauqua creek, a portage, Chautauqua Lake and Conewango creek, they came on the 29th, to the Allegheny river, near the point now occupied by the town of Warren, in Warren County, Pa. The first of the leaden plates was buried at this point. (Q.E.D.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Profile for Warren, Pennsylvania". ePodunk. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ^ Waples, David A. (2012). The Natural Gas Industry in Appalachia: A History from the First Discovery to the Tapping of the Marcellus Shale. pp. 20–21. ISBN 9780786470006.
- ^ "Pennsylvania boilermakers want you to know that they helped build the Arch, too". St. Louis Public Radio. 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ a b "New 'Baby Arch' in Pennsylvania honors boilermakers who built Gateway Arch". St. Louis Public Radio. 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ Source?: September 2022
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ "Station: Warren, PA". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ "Number of Inhabitants: Pennsylvania" (PDF). 18th Census of the United States. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Pennsylvania: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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